The intensity of their scent, praised even by Pliny the Elder, was unparalleled. For this reason, the roses of Capua, produced in large quantities by the fertile Campania Felix, were the most sought-after in the empire for the production of Rhodinum italicum, the most famous and appreciated perfume of the time. And the great city, considered the "altera Roma”, was the most important production centre in Campania. It held an undisputed primacy in perfumery and could boast several production centres of excellence, from Pompeii to Paestum, including Naples itself.

Four parchments, considered for the history as the oldest documents written in vernacular language (Italian volgare): they are the so-called “Placiti campani” or Placiti Cassinesi, dating back to the period of the Lombard principality of Capua, between 960 and 963.

Two trails with strange footprints. 58 precisely. Some in zigzags and some straight. Of human characteristics and sizes, but not exactly. And on a block of tuff at the foot of the northwestern side of the extinct volcano of Roccamonfina.